In 1989, I was elated when I received the American Legion Award at my 8th grade graduation at Pauma School. It was a great honor to be recognized for my academic achievements, especially after spending the year before recovering from scoliosis surgery, and despite that it would be a decade before I would be sworn in as an American citizen.
As people began to disperse after the graduation ceremony, I was approached by a neighborhood Mexican teen who was a sophomore at Fallbrook Union High School. He quietly said that none of this mattered and that my awards and recognition were nothing. My response to him was, “We will see⦔
It can be tough to stay motivated when we’re faced with negativity from others. But it’s important to remember that these people are often looking for validation themselves. They may not understand what it means to achieve something great, so they try to bring others down.
It can be tough to stay motivated when we’re faced with negativity from others. But it’s important to remember that these people are often looking for validation themselves.
-Robert Larios
But don’t let them get you down! Use their words as motivation to prove them wrong. Let your success speak for itself and show them that your accomplishments are real and mean something.
Robert Larios 